Water is an integral component of the hydraulic fracturing process.

In addition to federal authority to regulate the hydraulic fracturing process, states may have additional regulations on hydraulic fracturing and the production of fossil fuels.

I perceived the massive fracturing process in a clear-minded thousandth of a second before the pain made its way up my nervous system and struck the "What the hell did you just do?"

Throwing Stones From Cliff In response, Mr. Parenti said that he studied quartzite rocks, dropping hundreds off the cliff to study the natural fracturing processes.

The hydraulic fracturing process also uses large quantities of surface water.

The rounded silica sand is used as a "proppant" a material that holds the cracks open that is caused by the hydraulic fracturing process.

Two sites are prospective case studies where EPA will monitor key aspects of the hydraulic fracturing process at future hydraulic fracturing sites.

The development of hydraulic fracturing rendered torpedoes obsolete, and is the primary fracturing process used today.

The Water Recycling Rules are intended to encourage Texas hydraulic fracturing operators to conserve water used in the hydraulic fracturing process for oil and gas wells.

The report recommendations include: greater data collection of air and water data, "rigorous" air pollution standards and mandatory disclosure of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process.